Has technology got us further apart?

We have cell phones, tablets, laptops, etc. Internet. However, many people around the world feel quite lonely. That's worrying. I don't want to know how many people cry into their pillows every evening because they can't make friends at school or can't get along with their colleagues at work. What can you do about it? Why don't we change the school framework learning plan? So many crave hugs, warm words, and just someone who is there for him / her.

On the one hand, those with whom one is otherwise very close, on the other hand, those who live very far away, brought closer.

What does the general school learning plan have to do with this deficit. The first instance is the family. If you haven't learned to hug and love each other there, then you can forget everything. What are parents doing with their children at the moment?

Nothing. You can't save the world. You can only make life better for the people around you.

Why don't we change the school framework learning plan (whatever that is)? Because the CDU has been in power for 16 years. Therefore.

In any case.

People are increasingly unlearning this with each other.

Communication about technology or technological progress is more of a step backwards in certain respects.

Are we really happier than 10/20/30 years ago? (More comfortable - yes. But really happy? That depends on so much more…)

All the helpers in everyday life make people unlearn more and more things, not only interpersonal skills (feelings and dealing with one another) are lost, but also motor skills (just think of driving a car…).

And apart from that, I also believe that in a certain way, the "luxury" of technology makes people's minds smaller and smaller (because less is required).

Of course there must be smart people who develop this technology, only these people represent a few percent and the remaining 90% are consumers of it. And that mostly applies to them.

People hang on their cell phones and forget that there's still a real world and not just this technological world (now based on social media etc.).

I would differentiate what you write a little. What would you expect from school to encourage closeness and hugs? That would not be an issue for the curriculum for me.

Technology definitely has the advantage that friendships and connections can develop and exist over undreamt-of distances. It can also e.g. B. It can be helpful for a gay teenager in a conservative environment to have a community over the Internet that empowers him and in which he feels understood and realizes that he is not alone. In other words: People with interests, sexualities, illnesses or the like that do not occur in their immediate environment can find other people who are similar and feel less lonely.

However, I have the impression that through the life staged on social media, the demands on themselves and on friends or partners are increasing for some and that more people find it more difficult to open up and take a risk. I could imagine that a lack of self-confidence plays a role here, because "I'm not a model, what should the person want from me?" and that the oversupply also plays a role: "I don't need to bother with this person because there are 1,000 other people out there."

I have the impression that when people overcome this and show feelings (not only in love, but also in friendships or family), closeness also develops. Of course there's also the risk of getting hurt, but my impression is that people who can open up are on average better emotionally.

So my tip to change that would be: Be open-minded in your environment, tell people that you like them or give them a compliment. I believe that closeness and humanity will come back.

All the best in any case!